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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-034-03/07/1995-BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MANUAL MEMBERSHIP LIMITATIONS RESOLUTION 95-34 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MANUAL AS IT RELATES TO MEMBERSHIP LIMITATIONS WHEREAS, the City currently has several boards and commissions appointed by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City's rules and regulations pertaining to membership on said boards and commissions are established by the City Council; and WHEREAS, said rules and regulations are contained in a Boards and Commission Manual (the "Manual) maintained by the City Clerk, which Manual was adopted the City Council by Resolution 90-110; and WHEREAS,the Manual presently provides on Page 43 that"no person will be appointed for membership to any board or commission who is not a resident of Fort Collins or the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area"; and WHEREAS, a question has arisen as to whether this requirement is intended to apply only at the time of the appointment of a board or commission member,or during the entire term of service of board or commission members; and WHEREAS, said provision has historically been interpreted to require appointed members of boards and commissions to maintain residency within the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area during the entire term of appointment; and WHEREAS, Council wishes to clarify said policy to state that members must maintain residency within the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area during the entire term of appointment, and that a vacancy is created when a board or commission member moves his or her place of residence outside of the Urban Growth Area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the 1994-95 Boards and Commissions Manual of the City, and all subsequent editions thereof, shall be, and hereby is, modified in the following respect: Under "General Information" appearing on page 43 of the Manual, the section pertaining to Membership Limitations shall read in its entirety as follows: Membership 1.imitations\Req_uirements The following limitations and requirements are applied to board or comrmssiorr iembership: a. No person may serve on any one board or commission for more that eight(8) consecutive years (two complete terms).* In the event that an individual fills the unexpired term of a board or commission member, that unexpired term shall not be counted as a complete term. b. No person will be appointed by the City Council to serve concurrently on more than one board or commission. (This limitation does not apply to committees deemed to be temporary in nature.) C. All persons appointed to, or serving on, any board or commission shall be residents of the city of Fort Collins or the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. Any member who resides outside of the Urban Growth Area during his or her term of service on a board or commission, shall resign his or her membership. * Ordinance No. 47, 1991 limits members of the Water Board to three (3) consecutive four(4)year terms. Section 2. That the Manual,as hereby amended, shall remain in full force and effect pending any further modifications or other action by the City Council. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council 7th day of 1995. 6 ayor ATTEST: City Clerk